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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Problem Solving
Q&A
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be familiar with most of the products that they are likely to encounter in financial markets and can compare them.
  • will be able to explain how derivative products work and how they are used,
  • will be able to explain how derivative instruments are priced and derive some important general results on the relationship between forward and spot prices.
  • will be able to present how financial institutions hedge their risks when they trade these products
  • will be able to apply the strategies of derivative products in the business life.
Course Description

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction to Financial Risk Management Lecturer’s Own Notes
2 Introduction to Financial Risk Management Lecturer’s Own Notes
3 Global Financial Crisis and Role of Risk Management DocumentaryDVD Financial Weapons Mass Destruction
4 Risk Management A Helicopter View: Typology of Risk Exposures CGM, Chapter1 Gallati, R. Chapter1 Bessis, J. Section2
5 Banks and Their Regulators: The Research Lab for Risk Management & The Role of CRO CGM, Chapter3
6 Market Risk & Credit Risk CGM, Chapter7 & 11 Best, P. Chapter Gallati, R. Chapter2 & 3 Bessis, J. Sections 10 & 11
7 Operational Risk & Model Risk Gallati, R. Chapter4
8 MidTerm (Article Review)
9 Theory of Risk and Return CGM, Chapter5
10 Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Sovereign Wealth Funds Lecturer’s Own Notes & DVD
11 Scenario Analysis & Stress Testing Christoffersen, P.F. Chapter 8 Best, P. Chapter6 CGM,
12 Credit Derivatives & Financial Meltdown Chapter12 DocumentaryDVD Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction (Repeat)
13 Trends in Risk Management CGM, Epilogue
14 Presentations on Recent Financial & Risk Issues OR Selected Topics
15 Presentations on Recent Financial & Risk Issues OR Selected Topics
16 Review of the Semester
Course Notes/Textbooks Book chapters, powerpoint slides
Suggested Readings/Materials BOOKS The Essentials of Risk Management, M. Crouhy, D. Galai, R. Mark, (CGM) 2006 Elements of Financial Risk Management, Peter F. Christoffersen,2003 Risk Management in Banking, Joel Bessis, Wiley, 2010 Risk Management and Capital Adequacy, Reto Gallati, McGrawHill, 2003 Implementing ValueatRisk, Philip Best, Wiley, 1998 Journals & Magazines Risk Magazine (http://www.risk.net/ , paid subscription required, abstracts available for free) Global Risk Regulator (http://www.globalriskregulator.com , paid subscription required, abstracts and some articles are available for free) The Journal of Risk (http://www.thejournalofrisk.com/) Daily Journals Financial Times Wall Street Journal WebSites (sign up required) GARP (http://www.garp.org/) PRMIA (http://www.prmia.org/) Riskmetrics (http://www.riskmetrics.com/) Bank for International Settlements (http://www.bis.org) Risk Management WebSites http://www.riskworld.com/websites/webfiles/ws5aa015.htm

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
40
Final Exam
1
50
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
35
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
16
2
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
25
Final Exams
1
30
    Total
135

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications of statistics.
2 To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the advanced fields of mathematics and statistics, X
3 To be able to define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods,
4 To be able to apply mathematics and statistics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials, X
5 To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself, X
6 To be able to criticize and renew her/his own models and solutions,
7 To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and nonexperts in basic and comprehensible way, X
8

To be able to use international resources in English and in a second foreign language from the European Language Portfolio (at the level of B1) effectively and to keep knowledge up-to-date, to communicate comfortably with colleagues from Turkey and other countries, to follow periodic literature,

9

To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and statistics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level,

10

To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement,

11 To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense,
12

By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere,

13

To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the compentencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning,

14

To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics and statistics to the level of secondary school,

15

To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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